Kipp, Kansas Explained

Kipp, Kansas
Settlement Type:CDP
Image Map1:Map of Saline Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates:38.7839°N -97.4544°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saline
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1207
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:60
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:67401
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:476837

Kipp is a census-designated place (CDP) in Eureka and Solomon townships in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60.[1] It is located southeast of Salina along Schilling Road between Whitmore Road and Kipp Road, next to an abandoned railroad.

Kipp is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.

History

A post office was opened in Kipp in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[2]

Geography

Its elevation is 1207 feet (368 m), and it is located at 38.7839°N -97.4544°W (38.7838911, -97.4544748). The West Branch of Gypsum Creek flows through the community.[3]

Demographics

The 2020 United States census counted 60 people, 29 households, and 26 families in Kipp.[4] The population density was 74.4 per square mile (28.7/km). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 38.5 per square mile (14.9/km).[5] [6] The racial makeup was 90.0% (54) white or European American (86.67% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 10.0% (6) from two or more races.[7] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.67% (4) of the population.[8]

Of the 29 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 82.8% were married couples living together; 13.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 10.3% of households consisted of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.[9]

25.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 172.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 181.2 males.

Education

The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district. The district high school, Southeast of Saline, is located 4 miles west of Gypsum.

Kipp schools were closed through school unification. The Kipp High School mascot was Kipp Orioles.[10] The Kipp Orioles won the Kansas State High School class B baseball championship in 1949.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Kipp, Kansas (CDP) in 2020 . United States Census Bureau . November 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211113211853/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2037200 . November 13, 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 23 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009134514/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ASA . 9 October 2013 .
  3. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. .
  4. Web site: US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE . 2024-01-02 . data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS . 2024-01-02 . data.census.gov.
  6. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . 2023-12-30 . Census.gov.
  7. Web site: US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE . 2024-01-02 . data.census.gov.
  8. Web site: US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE . 2024-01-02 . data.census.gov.
  9. Web site: US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT . 2024-01-02 . data.census.gov.
  10. "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.
  11. Web site: Baseball . KSHSAA . 6 January 2017 . 7 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170107171534/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Baseball/History.cfm . dead .